Review of Lords of Dogtown (2005) by Nik M — 28 Jan 2011
1975. Venice Beach, CA. Great cast, rocking soundtrack - and who wouldn't like to skate in an empty pool? I'd like that, those scenes made me fly. This is the amazing true story of Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams... But the most amazing thing about "Lords of the Dogtown" is that it was directed by a woman, Catherine Hardwicke. I would have never guessed that.
Casting is also unbelievable. Heath Ledger was terrific as Skip Engblom: he felt so real. Same goes for Emile Hirsch who played Jay Adams. These guys have potential, they're so skilled, they made me believe in what they were fighting for.
I'm not a skater or a surfer. Never been there, never wanted to do that, but I enjoy watching people skate or surf. Maybe that's the reason why I liked this movie. It is different in a nice way, it's got a decent ending and as I said before I liked all those surf-in-a-swimmingpool scenes. I'd like to try that and those scenes were beautifully shot.
Great cast, great stories. It works for me.
This review of Lords of Dogtown (2005) was written by Nik M on 28 Jan 2011.
Lords of Dogtown has generally received positive reviews.
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